Billhag
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Please can you check if these pics will be ok for 501st clearance?
I have submitted a thread but been awaiting an ID - been about a week or so, before I can proceed.
As I purchased Nick's armour I have made minor adjustments but had to swap the shoulder bells over for the pics to hide the UKG decal, which was the advice, rather than remove
However, I have left the 'black tape' on the shoulder bell that Nick had on for SWAT. Is this a no-no for clearance?
Ta guys
Lee, the UKG decal should have been removed by Nick when he sold it to you.
Please post an updated picture of both your bells back and front in your WIP / Pre-Clearance thread on the UKG as proof that this as been done.
The GML team will then review your submission.
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I find it truly amazing that the Command Staff (and some members) of this once great detachment let this guy openly promote his recast TM armour without bantering a eyelid.
Gone are the days when the prop and costuming World stod up for each other and policed themselfs to protect the work and good name of an important outstanding artist who is without doubt one of the most influential and knowledgable people that we've had the good fortune to have within our community.
Sad times indeed
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On both the silicone and latex guards I've got the best results using flexy CA glue (rubberised super glue)
I know others recommend this or that but I've done 30-40 sets for UKG guys and never had a problem...and they stay put!
http://www.ebay.co.u...g-/230840110553
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item337ecde65d
Here's a little guide that may help
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a few more,just waiting on my gml now!!
Really?, that's strange, 'coz your submission isn't listed in the GML clearance section and I check it every day. Plus your 'last seen' record on the UKG says Thu Feb 21, 2013 so I'm not sure how you could be waiting for me or Mark to review it.
Look forward to seeing it when it finally come through mate
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Billy my old friend!!!
Great to hear that you will be attending it as well, wouldn't expect you to let this one slip.
And yes, a lot of cathing up...looking forward to it!!
ow...and I will be there the whole weekend as well...
Oh dear,....watch out folks, this could all get RATHER messy
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Copy that...we'll grab a few cold ones together with Pino
Ow and Rolf, good to see that you are on the list as well my bro
Dutchy, you better bring plenty of cash with you. 'coz I'm DEFINITELY going to be there all weekend and the both of us have a truck load of ice cold Heinies to get through and a lot of catching up to do me old mate
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Daz
Great job on the pack so far mate, loving it
You may want to revist those strap brackets/holders on the radio mate, they're far too chunky
Here's the real thing mate for reference
Loving the syphon mate, I did a similar thing years ago where every time I went into one of older offices (the bank had about 20 odd at the time) I'd lift the lid on the cistern and see if it was like the originals
Finally found one and tapped up the security guard and went back one weekend and changed it out for a new one,....sad I know
Keep up the great work matey
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....could the 'Old Gang' be getting back together again?,......surely not!!
(starts rummaging through boxes and boxes of plastic to find his OLD unfinshed sandie armour and pack
)Good to have you back in the 'Zone' my old friend. We may not be able to recapture what we had,
but we can kick some a$$ showing them what we’ve still got.
Band Of Brothers – Now and Always
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.....Unless you have a pair of the 'Real Deal' 1095's that istkboots are the best!
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Congratulans, well done matey
All your hard work and determination as been rewarded and I'm really pleased fou ya because I
know just how much it means to you
You never know, one day I might stop building other peoples armour and finally get 'round to
rolling my TD out
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I use a combination of both (Humbrol & Testors) because I find some are more manageable then others.
Here's a guide/conversion table that I made up a good while back for TK helmets but as you know its
the same for TD's, you just get to save on the paint for all those pesky stipes in the traps and the Ab detailing
Hope it helps
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Nick
Take your time and do it right and it should be a piece of cake. When we built the ‘TK-In-A-Day’ over
on the UKG, we built it up to EIB standards straight out of the box, no compromise, do it right from the start.
Centurion / SWAT is the same principal, just make sure you cover off all the requirements as you go and you
should sail through mate.
Good luck, and if you need anything then just holler
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Guys
Be careful, a friend of mine got his hands on one of these a while back and they are TINY compared to the Sonix Victory 75 (around 5 inches high)
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Tried to take pic with camera from phone.... Blech. Not good. I'll take some with the regular camera, and load em up tonight!
Now I wonder why that looks so familiar?,....errm?
Could be because it's my signiture banner that I designed way back when
Oh yerh, and not forgetting the T-Shirts that I had made up of it and gave out to selected
brothers and friends to share the 'Love'....good times,good times
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That's why I got the whole set....
Oi Dutchy
No body likes a smart a$$ <_<
.....but I couldn't agree with you more
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I haven’t posted for far too long, but hopefully that’s all gonna change from now on.
I used to have my ROM set up with LaunchPads speakers in my Hovis and a fixed stem Mic and it was all nicely contained in my lid.
Which was OK for inside and non crowded environments but just not loud enough when I was outside or getting busy amongst Joe Public
at conventions and such.
I really didn’t want to put a speaker on my belt and I definitely didn’t want to have a million and one wires running from my helmet to my
armour so that the simple act of taking my lid off didn’t turn in to something resembling a SWAT team member trying to defuse a bomb
(red or green?,… red or green?,… red or green?,…
)So I came up with this
Its really simple. I’ve placed everything is in my chest and its all fixed with Velcro so I can pull it in and out for transit so it doesn’t get damaged.
I’ve put the ROM in a little pouch I made and push fit an old laptop ‘plug-in’ speaker that I beefed up with some trusty ol’ Nokia internals which
makes it nice and loud. The power comes from a rechargeable 9V that gives me roughly 6-7 hours but I always change it out when we stop for
lunch or a ‘Lids off’ break. Now we come to the Mic. Which is absolutely brilliant. Its a wire frame, light weight head set as used by fitness trainers.
The pick up is fantastic and crystal clear and this Bad Boy sits nice and neat under a balaclava as if you wasn’t wearing it. I must have tried at least
5 or 6 different types of Mics and this one is by far the best I’ve ever used. And I’m not the only one who thinks so because there must be at least
20 others guys in the UKG who are now using them.
I’m still playing around with going over to 12V and I have a few ideas to keep it nice and neat whilst keeping it as simple as possible
I hope this helps or at least gives a few ideas of at least one way to skin a cat
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Rolf
Awww Man!!, if I didn't love you so much I'd bloody hate ya
Every suit you do you NAIL IT , Sir I am in awe of you
Beautiful mate, just BEEE-EWWW-TEE-FULLL
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Billhag, how do I go about doing that? What type of sand paper?
Eric
I started off with 600 grit wet 'n' dry, then some 1200 and 2000.
Once all the parts were wet sanded I then polished every thing up.
Its hard bloody work but I'm happy with the result.
It reminds me of an old AP, not super shiney more like a dull gloss.
Here's the polish that I use, either one works just fine
T-Cut Color Fast Scratch Remover - White
Farecla Scratch Remover Paste
Hope this helps mate
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.....or you could try wet 'n' dry sanding it to a nice smooooth finish and polish
that baby up
Works like a charm for me and I know thet our very own Rolf TD-252 is on his 2nd set of TE2
and he's done the same for both of them
Hope this helps
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Braks
WOW!,nice find mate :o
Looking at the picture closer it looks like it as a similar set up as the E11 with a counter and curly wires.
The wires look like they're going into something on the side or possibly the top.
It'd be great if there was a clearer photo so that you could see what those greeblies are on the
front and side
Thanks for sharing this mate
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Dan
I got my set today and they're bloody lovely
Thanks for doing these mate, you're a Top Man!!
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Now THAT'S the money shot
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That's what I thought as well, but then TK6237 over on the FISD mentioned that its been
given the designate of RT-97C.
Which made me remember that I read something about it somewhere
http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=4434&hl
....a rose by any other name is still a rose......
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Rolf
Give me 5 minutes with him and I'll do a little bit of 'RE-EDUCATING' on his sorry ***
I really feel for you Bro, such a beautiful creation destroyed by a bunch of w*nkers
MEPD clearance posting question
in The Barracks
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Lee
One day mate, ONE DAY! it's been....you do know that we all have lives outside the costuming community and we are not all sitting at our keyboards just waiting for someone to submit a costume clearance request.
I know that you're eager to get passed off and out there trooping, but come on fella, give us a bloody chance.
Patience mate, all good things come to those who wait